Activism

Missouri marijuana group rallies around sick vet facing drug charges – Marijuana News

WAYNESVILLE, MO (KTVI) - A Missouri group trying to legalize marijuana rallies around a sick veteran who is facing a drug charge.

Activism 14 November 2015

Veterans and supporters finishing up the Veterans Day Parade in Austin Texas. Image: Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy via Facebook

Texas vets call for legal medical marijuana, end to painkiller dependence – Marijuana News

United States military veterans rallied at a parade in Texas on Wednesday for the right to treat their war wounds, both physical and psychological, with medical marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law and is strictly limited in Texas.

Activism 12 November 2015

DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg. Image via DEA.gov

The DEA chief called medical marijuana ‘a joke.’ Now patients are calling for his resignation – Marijuana News

Last week, the acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration called medical marijuana "a joke" during a Q&A with reporters. Now, medical marijuana patients are calling for his head, with an online petition demanding his resignation attracting over 10,000 signatures on change.org.

Activism 11 November 2015

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Council president Tony Reider, right, and council treasurer Ryan Kills A Hundred. Image: Barry Amundson, Forum News Service

Tribe's recreational, medicinal marijuana operation suspended – Marijuana News

FLANDREAU, S. D. – A recreational and medicinal marijuana resort planned for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in southeast South Dakota has been put on hold.

Activism 10 November 2015

Cannabis leaf. Image: Psychonaught via Wikimedia Commons

3 States That Are Most Likely to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in 2016

There may be more than a dozen states looking to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, but these three may have the best chance to do so.

Activism 09 November 2015

Willie Nelson at Coachella, 2007, Photo: Paul Familetti via Wikimedia Commons

Willie Nelson’s Crusade to Stop Big Pot

Wil S. Hylton ~ New York Magazine ~

He’s been a vocal advocate of marijuana legalization for more than half a century, but the musician/songwriter/activist has watched the last few years unfold with a combination of joy and dread.

Activism 02 November 2015

Weed for Warriors pushes marijuana therapy for veterans at Phoenix Cannabis Expo

Shanna Hogan ~ Phoenix New Times ~

As part of its work, the group collects donations of cannabis and makes it accessible to veterans who cannot afford it.

Activism 29 October 2015

Spice synthetic marijuana. Image: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration via Wikimedia Commons

Anchorage woman offers free marijuana trade to fight spice synthetic drug epidemic

Travis Khachatoorian ~ KTUU.com ~

ANCHORAGE – While many health officials are mulling over the best way to tackle the spice epidemic in Anchorage, one resident says handing out free marijuana may be the answer.

Activism 24 October 2015

Michael McGovern, a representative from ResponsibleOhio, a pro-marijuana legalization group, wears a sticker during a promotional tour stop at Miami University, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Oxford, Ohio. AP Photo/John Minchillo

Pot Legalization Effort in US Heartland Takes Many Paths

Julie Carr Smyth ~ Associated Press ~

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- So a few states out West and a couple cities on the East Coast have voted to legalize marijuana. Does that mean legal pot can fly in the heartland?

Activism 24 October 2015

Marijuana joint. Image: Torben Hansen via Wikimedia Commons

In U.S., 58% Back Legal Marijuana Use

Jeffrey M. Jones ~ Gallup.com ~

PRINCETON, N.J. -- A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallup's 46-year trend.

Activism 22 October 2015